Blasting-powder.



CHARLES ARNOU DTS; 0F GUATEIJIALA, GUATEMALA.

BLASIING-POXVDER No Drawing.

Tb all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I. CHARLES Anxot'n'ls, a citizen of the Unitetl States, and l'lfiltltlll of Guatemala city. (lualemala,- have invent; ed eertain new aml useful .llnplOVllllQlllZS in Blasting-Powder, of whiehlh following is a specification.

The invention has for its object the provision of an explosive mixture that is stahle, cheap and efficient for blasting purposes.

The mixture comprises wrap, consisting of 40 parts of sugar to'whieh hare been added l parts of water; chlorate of potash (it) part8; permanganate at potash 1/800 part; splrits of turpentine 2 parts; aml

vegetable tar 2 parts. These ingredients are I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 12, 1910. Serial No. 554,908.

Patented July 12, 1910;

lIllX(,(l together while hob toiorm a plastic (lope, \Vlllt'll is afterward (ll'lttl, when it is reatly for use.

Haring thus- (lQSt'l'illLLl my invention, what I claim aml tltSll'Q to seem-e by Letters Patent is:

A hlasting-powtler. comprising a mixture ,of sugar, t'hlorate of potash, permanganate of potash spirits of turpentine, and vegetahlo tar.

In testimony whereof I allix my s'gnatui'c in prem m-e of two snhst-rihing witnesses.

()lL-UKLES ,\l l()U.l)1 S- \Yil nesses:

(inns. Jj O'NEILL, An'ruun L. BRYANT. 

